Blue 2

FDA phase-out target: 2027

Also labeled as: FD&C Blue No. 2, Indigo Carmine, E132

A synthetic blue dye, less common than Blue 1, used in candy and specialty baked goods.

Regulatory status: Not banned. Part of the FDA's 2025 voluntary phase-out request, targeted for removal by 2027.

517
products contain it in this category
Mars Chocolate North America LLC
top manufacturer by product count
Candy
most common category

Manufacturers most likely to use Blue 2

ManufacturerProducts with Blue 2
Mars Chocolate North America LLC577
Target Stores497
Ferrara Candy Company346
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.236
Pez Candy, Inc.154
The Kellogg Company150
Mars, Inc.144
Ross Acquisition Inc.122
Frito-Lay Company99
The Kroger Co.80

Products

Dutch Maid Bakery Inc
label from 2022
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+3 more
Dutch Maid Bakery Inc
label from 2022
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+3 more
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
label from 2022
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+6 more
Colony Brands, Inc.
label from 2021
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+2 more
GS1 Mexico
label from 2023
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+5 more
GS1 Mexico
label from 2023
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+5 more
7 SELECT
7-Eleven, Inc.
label from 2019
Red 40Blue 2Seed Oils
ANGELA MARIE'S
Choice Foods LLC
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+2 more
ANGELA MARIE'S
Choice Foods LLC
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+3 more
ARCHER FARMS
Target Stores
label from 2023
Red 40Yellow 6Blue 1Blue 2+3 more
ARCHER FARMS
Target Stores
label from 2023
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+2 more
ARCHER FARMS
Target Stores
label from 2023
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+2 more
ARNIE'S
Buttercup Bakeries Inc
label from 2017
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 2+5 more
ARTDESSERT
Specialty Bakers, LLC
label from 2020
Red 40Blue 1Blue 2Red 3+1 more
ARTDESSERT
Specialty Bakers, LLC
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+3 more
BAKER MAID
Baker Maid Products, Inc.
label from 2021
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+3 more
BAKERY FRESH
The Kroger Co.
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+3 more
BAKERY FRESH
The Kroger Co.
label from 2019
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+5 more
BAKERY FRESH GOODNESS
The Kroger Co.
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 5Blue 1Blue 2+2 more
BAKERY FRESH GOODNESS
The Kroger Co.
label from 2020
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+3 more
BAKERY FRESH GOODNESS
The Kroger Co.
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+3 more
BAKERY FRESH GOODNESS
The Kroger Co.
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+3 more
BAKERY FRESH GOODNESS
The Kroger Co.
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+5 more
BAKERY FRESH GOODNESS
The Kroger Co.
label from 2021
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+4 more